Research Agreement - EntreMed Inc. and Cytokine Sciences Inc.
RESEARCH AGREEMENT
This Agreement is effective July 2, 1996 (the "Effective Date") by and
between EntreMed, Inc. a Delaware Corporation located at 9610 Medical Center
Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850 ("EntreMed") and Cytokine Sciences, Inc. a
Delaware Corporation located at 4860 North Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80216
("Subsidiary").
WHEREAS, EntreMed desires to fund certain work to be performed at
Subsidiary in exchange for certain rights to use the results of such work; and
WHEREAS, Subsidiary desires to receive such funding and is willing to
grant the rights desired by EntreMed.
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual promises and other good
and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1. - DEFINITIONS
The terms used in this Agreement have the following meanings:
1. The term "Affiliate" with respect to any party, shall mean any
individual, partnership, corporation, group or trust that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such party, with
"control" being the power to direct or cause the direction of management and
policies, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
2. The term "Agreement Year" shall mean the twelve month period
beginning on the Effective Date and each subsequent twelve month period
thereafter.
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3. The term "Research" shall mean research into the treatment of
disease by stimulating cellular immunity.
SECTION 2. - FUNDING
1. In consideration of the undertaking of Research by Subsidiary,
EntreMed shall make annual research grants to Subsidiary as follows:
(a) In the first Agreement Year the grant shall be $600,000 (which
shall be in addition to the capital investment in Subsidiary by
EntreMed of $250,000), less the amount of any payments contributed by
EntreMed for Research at Innovative Therapeutics, Inc. since March 31,
1996;
(b) In the second Agreement Year the grant shall be $1,000,000; and (c)
In the third Agreement Year the grant shall be $1,500,000 provided that
EntreMed, in its sole discretion, may terminate Research and funding
for Research sixty (60) days prior to the end of the second Agreement
Year or at any time thereafter on sixty (60) days prior written notice
to Subsidiary.
2. Each annual grant shall be paid in four equal quarterly payments.
The first payment shall be paid upon the Effective Date.
3. At least sixty (60) days prior to the end of an Agreement Year, and
for the first Agreement Year as soon as practical after the Effective Date,
Subsidiary shall submit to EntreMed for its approval a plan and budget for the
use of the funding for the following Agreement Year, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld. In addition within sixty (60) days of the end of an
Agreement Year Subsidiary shall provide EntreMed with an accounting of the
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expenditure of Research funds for such year. Any funds granted
hereunder which have not been expended by Subsidiary within the Agreement Year
shall be retained by Subsidiary for Research.
4. During the period in which EntreMed is funding Research under this
Agreement, Subsidiary may not, without EntreMed's consent (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld), seek or accept funding from a commercial sponsor in the
fields of Immunology, T Cell Immunity, Transfer Factor, Herpes, Viral Diseases,
bacterial diseases and fungal diseases.
SECTION 3. - WORK OF SUBSIDIARY
1. Beginning on the Effective Date and thereafter unless sooner
terminated Subsidiary shall:
(a) Conduct Research and apply the funds paid by EntreMed to support
the expenses of Research and shall use reasonable efforts and diligence
consistent with professional standards to achieve the goals set forth
for such Research;
(b) Promptly and regularly disclose to EntreMed information and
inventions resulting from Research and EntreMed shall be entitled to
use such information and inventions for research purposes only and not
for other commercial purposes unless in accordance with a separate
agreement between EntreMed and Subsidiary;
(c) For the purpose of facilitating disclosure of information and
inventions permit duly authorized employees of or representatives of
EntreMed to visit the laboratories and other facilities where Research
is conducted at reasonable times and with reasonable notice;
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(d) Promptly advise EntreMed of Subsidiary's intent to file and the
filing, allowance and issuance of patents; and
(e) At EntreMed's request provide EntreMed with samples of materials
produced in the Research which may be used by EntreMed in its internal
research only and not for other commercial purposes.
2. Subsidiary shall, on a continuing basis, advise EntreMed of the
results of the Research and at least once every three (3) months provide
EntreMed with written progress reports concerning Research. A final written
report setting forth in detail the results achieved under and pursuant to the
Research shall be submitted to EntreMed within thirty (30) days of the
termination of the Research.
3. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary, Subsidiary agrees not
to publish or disclose to third parties results of Research without supplying
EntreMed with a copy of the material to be disclosed or published to third
parties at least thirty (30) days prior to submission for publication or
disclosure so that EntreMed may evaluate such material to determine whether the
material contains patentable subject matter on which a patent application should
be filed or contains EntreMed Confidential Information. At EntreMed's request,
Subsidiary will delay publication and/or disclosure and will cooperate with
EntreMed in assuring that such publication or disclosure is in the best interest
of Subsidiary and EntreMed.
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SECTION 4. - ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.
1. This Agreement shall not be assignable by either of the parties
without the prior written consent of the other party (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), except that each party without the consent of the other
may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate or to a successor in interest or
transferee of all or substantially all of the portion of the business to which
this Agreement relates.
2. Subject to the limitations on assignment herein, this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of said successors in interest
and assigns of EntreMed and Subsidiary. Any such successor or assignee of a
party's interest shall expressly assume in writing the performance of all the
terms and conditions of this Agreement to be performed by said party and such
Assignment shall not relieve the Assignor of any of its obligations under this
Agreement.
SECTION 5. - TERMINATION.
1. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect for three (3) years from the Effective
Date.
2. Upon material breach of any material provisions of this Agreement by
either party to this Agreement, in the event the breach is not cured within
sixty (60) days after written notice to the breaching party by the other party,
in addition to any other remedy it may have, the other party at its sole option
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may terminate this Agreement, provided that such other party is not then in
breach of this Agreement.
3. The obligations of Section 3.1(b) and (e) and Section 6 of this
Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 6. - CONFIDENTIALITY.
1. During the term of this Agreement, it is contemplated that each
party will disclose to the other proprietary and confidential technology,
inventions, technical information, biological materials and the like which are
owned or controlled by the party providing such information or which that party
is obligated to maintain in confidence and which is designated by the party
providing such information as confidential ("Confidential Information"). Each
party agrees to retain the other party's Confidential Information in confidence
and not to disclose any such Confidential Information to a third party without
the prior written consent of the party providing such information and to use the
other party's Confidential Information only for the purposes of this Agreement,
which obligation shall terminate five (5) years after the expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
2. The obligations of confidentiality will not apply to Confidential
Information which: (i) was known to the receiving party or generally known to
the public prior to its disclosure hereunder; or (ii) subsequently becomes
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known to the public by some means other than a breach of this Agreement;
(iii) is subsequently disclosed to the receiving party by a third party having
a lawful right to make such disclosure; (iv) is required by law or BONA FIDE
legal process to be disclosed, provided that the party required to make
the disclosure takes all reasonable steps to restrict and maintain
confidentiality of such disclosure and provides reasonable notice to the party
providing the Confidential Information; (v) is approved for release by the
parties; or (vi) is independently developed by the employees or agents of either
party without any knowledge of the Confidential Information provided by the
other party.
3. Notwithstanding the foregoing and upon notice to Subsidiary,
EntreMed shall have the right to disclose Confidential Information of Subsidiary
to a third party who undertakes an obligation of confidentiality and non-use
with respect to such information, at least as restrictive as EntreMed's
obligation under this Section 6.
SECTION 7. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties as to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior
agreements in this respect. There shall be no amendments or modifications to
this Agreement, except by a written document which is signed by both parties.
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2. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Maryland without reference to its choice of law
principles.
3. The headings in this Agreement have been inserted for the
convenience of reference only and are not intended to limit or expand on the
meaning of the language contained in the particular article or section.
4. Any delay in enforcing a party's rights under this Agreement or any
waiver as to a particular default or other matter shall not constitute a waiver
of a party's right to the future enforcement of its rights under this Agreement,
excepting only as to an express written and signed waiver as to a particular
matter for a particular period of time.
5. Notices. Any notices given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been given and delivered upon the earlier of
(i) when received at the address set forth below, or (ii) three (3) business
days after mailed by certified or registered mail postage prepaid and properly
addressed, with return receipt requested, or (iii) on the day when sent by
facsimile as confirmed by certified or registered mail. Notices shall be
delivered to the respective parties as indicated:
To ENTREMED: EntreMed, Inc.
4610 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Attn: President
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Copy to: Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan,
Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein
6 Becker Farm Road
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
Fax No. (201) 597-0250
Attn: Donald S. Brooks, Esq.
To SUBSIDIARY: Cytokine Sciences, Inc.
4860 North Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80216
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date set forth above.
ENTREMED, INC. CYTOKINE SCIENCES, INC.
By: /s/ Carol Nacy By: /s/ Dr. John Holaday
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Carol Nacy, Executive Vice President Dr. John Holaday, President
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